Camillo Golgi Scientist: Biologist known for his work on the central nervous system - or - Species: The alpaca, woolly relative of the llama
Guglielmo Marconi Scientist: Pioneer of long-distance radio transmission - or - Species: The spotted eagle ray, a large cartilaginous fish
Renato Dulbecco Scientist: Nobel Prize-winner for his work on cancer-causing viruses - or - Species: The Gila monster, a North American venomous lizard
Gaspare Aselli Scientist: 16th century physician who discovered vessels in the lymphatic system - or - Species: The Egyptian mongoose, a small carnivorous mammal
Albertus Magnus Scientist: First person to isolate the element arsenic - or - Species: The giant river otter, native to South America
Vito Volterra Scientist: One of the founders of the mathematical branch of functional analysis - or - Species: The smallmouth electric catfish, native to the Congo River
Nilakantha Somayaji Scientist: Mathematician who authored the astronomical treatise Tantrasamgraha - or - Species: The southern hagfish, a jawless eel-like fish
Eustachio Divini Scientist: Creator of early microscopes in the 17th century - or - Species: The European turtle dove, a small migratory bird
Quirico Filopanti Scientist: Mathematician who developed the idea of time zones - or - Species: The short-eared rock-wallaby of northern Australia
Hieronymus Fabricius Scientist: Pioneering anatomist known as the 'father of embryology' - or - Species: The dusky elephant shrew, a small insectivore
Chelydra Serpentina Scientist: Researcher who made the first analysis of the atmosphere of Venus - or - Species: The common snapping turtle, found throughout North America
Cavia Porcellus Scientist: Pioneered the use of camera obscura to view solar eclipses - or - Species: The guinea pig, a popular domestic rodent
Mustela Erminea Scientist: Developer of a precursor to differential calculus - or - Species: The stoat, a common short-tailed weasel
Bufo Marinus Scientist: Astronomer known for discovering Saturn's moon of Enceladus - or - Species: The cane toad, known as a harmful invasive species in Australia
Paguma Larvata Scientist: Chemist who first synthesized the element dubnium - or - Species: The masked palm civet, an arboreal Asian mammal
Capra Falconeri Scientist: Inventor of the first mercury barometer - or - Species: The markhor, a central Asian goat
Heterodontus Francisci Scientist: Chemist who developed one of the earliest anaesthetics - or - Species: The horn shark, a slow-moving eater of molluscs
Eudyptes Schlegeli Scientist: Mathematician who first utilized imaginary numbers - or - Species: The royal penguin, a crested Antarctic bird
Gazella Bennettii Scientist: Physician known for early research in pulmonary circulation - or - Species: The chinkara, a gazelle native to southern Asia
Pavo Cristatus Scientist: Mathematician who discovered atmospheric refraction - or - Species: The Indian peacock, known for its bright plumage
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